Passage Research
Micah 1 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Micah 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 19
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Micah 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶתְנַן | ʼethnan | H868 | 3 | gift |
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 5 | sit, dwell |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 4 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| פֶּשַׁע | peshaʻ | H6588 | 3 | revolt |
| בֵּית הָאֵצֶל | Bêyth hâʼêtsel | H1018 | 2 | Beth-ha-Etsel |
| מוֹרֶשֶׁת גַּת | Môwresheth Gath | H4182 | 2 | Moresheth-Gath |
| שֹׁמְרוֹן | Shômᵉrôwn | H8111 | 3 | Shomeron |
How preachers through history handled this text
19 public-domain excerpts on Micah 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Gratify not those that make merry with the sins or with the sorrows of God's Israel. Roll thyself in the dust, as mourners used to do; let every house in Jerusalem become a house of Aphrah, "a house of dust." When God makes the house dust it becomes us to humble ourselves to the dust under his mighty hand. Many places should share this mourning. The names have meanings which pointed out the miseries coming upon them; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Micah 1:8–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem — Mic 1:1
- Moresheth-gath — Mic 1:1
- Samaria 1 — Mic 1:1
- Beth-le-aphrah — Mic 1:10
- Gath 1 — Mic 1:10
- Beth-ezel — Mic 1:11
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